It’s strawberry season and the best time for homemade strawberry jam! This low-sugar or no-sugar strawberry jam with pectin is easy to make and keeps the delicious flavor of summer strawberries in your life all year long. There’s nothing quite like ripe strawberries, their flavor holds distinct lifelong summer memories for me. The best way…
Summer Recipes
Celebrate summer with seasonal summer recipes prepared with wildcrafted or garden fresh ingredients.
Discover foraged herbal treats like Herbal Popsicles with Lavender and Lemon Balm or Calendula Shortbread Cookies  and home-brew beverages such as Wildflower Mead.
Find recipes to preserve the bounty with summer recipes like Fermented Cherry Tomato Bombs and Dehydrated Sweet Peppers. And learn how to cook simple seasonal vegetables like Beets and their Greens.
Skillet Strawberry Cobbler
Skillet strawberry cobbler is the best way to use up this season’s abundance! Sometimes it seems that strawberries ripen all at once, and then have about a 4-hour window in which to eat them all at peak perfect flavor. I exaggerate, of course, but this strawberry cobbler recipe is here to help you use your…
Rhubarb Gin Sour Cocktail
A rhubarb gin cocktail is in order for a summertime happy hour! This pretty pink rhubarb drink combines the tart sweetness of the rhubarb with the citrus sourness of the lemon juice which pairs perfectly with botanical gin. If you love a good gin-sour recipe, this is the perfect rhubarb cocktail for you! It’s rhubarb…
Candied Rhubarb Ribbons: Dessert or Drink Garnish
This candied rhubarb tops the list for my favorite rhubarb dessert, make it and you’ll see why! Sweeten notoriously tart rhubarb in the most beautiful and delicious way to garnish any dessert or drink this season. Rhubarb candy ribbons look like it comes from a fairy tale, and taste just as magical! Rhubarb is a…
15+ Ways to Preserve Peppers: Freeze, Can, Dry, Ferment & More!
Preserving peppers is an end-of-summer task that might have you wondering which method is best. When faced with a bumper crop of peppers in the garden, it’s not practical to try to eat them all within their ripeness window. I’ve gathered up 15+ of the very best ways to store peppers including how to can,…
Homemade Blueberry Jam: A No Sugar Recipe
Homemade blueberry jam is a summer staple recipe, this one speaking to the season with warming cloves and cinnamon adding depth to the sweetness of the blueberries. The best part about this blueberry jam recipe is that it uses no sugar, and instead is naturally sweetened with apple cider, lending a delicious flavor without being…
Homemade Fermented Cucumber Dill Pickles
Fermented pickles are a treat loaded with probiotics and a delicious sour pickle taste. These are the original, old-school, traditional, deli-style pickles that are nostalgic for many people. Fermented pickles are the real deal, are easy to make, and are rooted in lacto-fermented history! What’s the Difference Between Fermented Pickles and Regular Pickles? I absolutely…
Fermented Jalapeño Honey
Fermented jalapeño honey is a perfect way to spice up your life while boosting your immune system at the same time! Jalapeños and raw honey both have health and medicinal benefits and now is a great time to access them in this deliciously spicy natural ferment. Fermenting Jalapeños in Honey This is a fun new…
How to Oven Roast Hatch Chile Peppers
Learn how to oven roast green chile peppers to throw a whole lot of flavor and a little bit of heat into your meals. Hatch green chile peppers have a short season from late summer to early autumn, and are perfect for preserving. Literally get them while they’re hot and enjoy them all year round!…
Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce: Quick and Easy Recipe for Summer
This roasted cherry tomato sauce is a great way to use up all of those cherry tomatoes in your garden. Simple to make and delicious, this cherry tomato recipe is one to make every summer. Use some now and freeze more for later! How to Use Up Cherry Tomatoes From the Garden If you grow…